Monday, July 20
Today was non-stop. When Jason woke up (at 10:30am!) we went and played tennis. So fun. Afterward I had to get cleaned up for my lunch date with Abigail. She chose Red Robin – I still had my birthday burger to redeem so that sounded good to me. Unfortunately, my chicken sandwich was disappointing – good thing they have great fries. She wanted to look for something new to wear tonight for our family pictures. We picked up some options at Nordstrom Rack and Old Navy and then redeemed a BOGO at Cold Stone for an extra treat before heading home to get ready.
We met our photographer at Flaming Geyser Park about 40 minutes away. Today was 87 degrees – the hottest day of the year yet. Thankfully she kept us mostly in the shade so we didn’t get too sweaty.
We gave the kids the option of dinner afterward at Chick-fil-A or Papa John’s – they chose Papa Johns and we ate it in a nearby church parking lot – so yum!
Justin and I had free peach shakes at Chick-fil-A to pick up – more yum!
To treat the kids Justin ran into Walmart and let them pick out a $1 candy through facetime. I’m grateful that it was a low stress night. Figuring out what to wear for a family photo and getting everyone ready and smiling normally is usually pretty stressful but tonight went really well and I’m hopeful that we will end up with some great photos.
Tuesday, July 21
Last night before Jason went to bed he asked me if I wanted to play tennis in the morning. In truth I was looking forward to an exercise-free day, but I can’t say no when Jason asks me to hang with him. Today was another hot day, but we were out a bit earlier and finished up by 11am. Katie and Drew dug out the slip-n-slide and spent ALL afternoon in the backyard sliding around.
I don’t remember much about the evening so it must not have been too exciting. This photo was on my phone so I guess we did some Legoing. Here Katie is inventorying a set I had already made but it is a 2-in-1 so it was easier to break it down and inventory it and then let her make it in the new form.
Justin also tried to remove his botched up patch job on one of our paddleboards so we could get it fixed and take it with us to Sunriver next week. Unfortunately he hasn’t been successful. It’d be a bummer to lose a paddleboard because of a tiny hole.
Wednesday, July 22
This morning I went grocery shopping with Sommer. Sommer is on a big emergency prep kick so she wanted to go to WinCo and stock up. This was my first time shopping with a friend and I thought it might be a bit weird to need different things but it was fun and a good excuse to catch up. We also stopped into Walmart for a few things. Oh man, the Renton Walmart is a scary place and this was in the daytime. They have extra police equipment in the parking lots monitoring people and lots of additional security measures in the store itself. Crazy how different a place can be just 15 minutes from where we normally shop.
As I started putting away supplies I got motivated to organize under our bathroom and laundry sinks – mainly making sure each bathroom had the necessary cleaning supplies and organizing all the other bathroom items. Katie was a big help. I also cycled through several loads of laundry and cleaned up the house a bit. It’s amazing how quickly everything can get disheveled. Even after hours of cleaning I still feel like we could use more. We still have lots of boxes of DI stuff in the upstairs hall. The closest DI is 45 minutes away and you can only drop off by appointment so we’ll need to do some planning to get that taken care of. Hopefully soon.
It strange to document our lives and leave out Abigail and Carly most of the time, but I suppose that just comes with their independence. Carly was supposed to be at cross-country camp this week, but at the last minute it got cancelled. She’d already gotten off of work so she was home all day today. Carly and Jason went to the park tonight to watch a movie together – I love it when my kids choose to hang out together. So much so that I let them stay out until 11pm so long as Jason promised a happy, cooperative attitude tomorrow… we’ll see. Abigail hiked Snow Lake with friends after she got home from work and then was off with friends until late.
Thursday, July 23
Our lake day from Tuesday was postponed until today, but the weather today was only in the 60’s so we bagged the idea. Jason and I played tennis in the afternoon and Katie and Drew met us at the YMCA on their bikes and were able to hit around until someone else showed up at the courts to play.
I skipped out at 6pm for a GNO where we watched the first two Twilight movies while eating massive among of sugar. Such a fun night. I’m not sure I’ve watched the movies since they were first released many years ago. The author has a new book coming out next month to go along with the Twilight series so it might be a good time for me to revisit the books. I think I’ve only read them once.
Friday, July 24
I had my annual mammogram appointment this afternoon. This was my first time having my temperature checked which was necessary to enter the hospital. They have bypassed having patients change in the locker room and instead took me straight back to the exam room. I was in and out in less than 20 minutes. Easy peesy. Since I was in the area I popped into Costco and then home to find the entire family home. Rare.
Abigail went camping last night and napped all morning/early afternoon at home. Carly went running/bike riding this morning but was home the rest of the afternoon. Jason had made cookies while I was gone and to my surprise and delight had cleaned up his dishes and started the dishwasher. I wish I could say we took advantage of the family time and did something bonding, but instead the girls settled on their bed on their phones and Jason lost his cool when he lost his TV privilege due to some tension between him and Drew. Parenting is fun – ha!
Carly picked up our holds at the library today – now to decide what to read first!
Justin wanted to get out of the house so we went into Issaquah and bought a few cheap eats for dinner. We got some frozen yogurt on Main Street in Issaquah where they had the entire road closed off so that restaurants could expand their outdoor dining capacity by taking over the street. It was actually pretty cool as some restaurants had outdoor lights and music playing. Cool vibe.
After getting the kids off to bed Justin and I finally got around to finish watching the first episode of Friday Night Lights – there was a lot more football in the episode but I’ve heard it’s a good series so we’ll give it a fair try.
Saturday, July 25
This morning we decided to go on a bike ride with JKD. No surprise that Jason wasn’t thrilled with the idea, but he didn’t fight back too hard. We unloaded the bikes along Tokul Road thinking we could head to North Bend that way, but soon learned that there is a break in the Snoqualmie Valley Trail due to some private property so we had to turn around, reload the bikes on the van and drive out to Centennial to start there. We were on a bit of a time crunch since Abigail needed the van at 1pm to head into Seattle so we were only able to bike out five miles and back. It was still a good ride. Drew sure tires quickly though which could be rough next week when we’re biking around Sunriver.
We past his first grade teacher and I chatted with her a bit about school in the fall. Word on the streets is that we’re going to end up all online instead of having a hybrid option. Several school districts announced that this week and I fear ours will follow suit. My friend Sommer is enrolling her kids in K12 – our local homeschool option. The K12 program is filling up fast so I’m feeling the pressure to make a decision quick. Keep them at the school district – likely entire online – and hope our untrained teachers can pull it together and teach effectively online or go with an established online program but lose the connection with the teachers and students my kids are familiar with and missing. Another drawback of going with K12 is that I think it’s a full year commitment so if the district is able to have in-person teaching we’re stuck with K12 until fall of 2021. I want the best learning situation for my kids, but I also want minimal involvement on my part. I have no clue which option is best for my kiddos and if I don’t make a decision soon I won’t have options. So tough!
Abigail was planning to head into Seattle today to pick up my camera she was getting repaired (that she damaged in Sunriver and is planning to take with her to college) so thinking of productivity and progress I suggested she tack on a stop at the Deseret Industries to drop off our bounty of donations that we’ve been collecting in our upstairs hall for 4 months. She obliged but wasn’t thrilled that we had so much stuff that she’d have to take the van into Seattle. But she got it done and I’m so glad to not have to look at all that stuff anymore.
Back home K&D got out the slip-n-slide and invited the neighbor kids over to play with them. They had a blast. I chilled in my hammock a bit and enjoyed some Doritos and a Mountain Dew that Jason brought out to me (at Justin’s request). I made come tikka masala for dinner, but we only had K&D at home since the three oldest were off with friends. While Justin picked up Jason and his buddy Matt from the Gibbs house I listened to the Don’t Miss This episode for this weeks CFM lesson while enjoying a bowl of ice-cream.
Then Justin and I watched a couple episodes of Friday Night Lights (FNL).
Sunday, July 26
We enjoyed a LAZY morning today. Nobody was in a rush to do anything, except perhaps Drew who was begging me to get up out of bed so we could Lego. We Legoed a good portion of the day. Had sacrament and CFM in the late afternoon which Jason prepared. Justin made a late curry lunch and then for dinner we cooked up two batches of French fries in the air fryer – so yum! Katie and Drew also helped me make two fresh peaches and cream pies for dessert. Peach pie will always remind me of growing up when we always had a bounty of fresh fruit and veggies in our garden (which we kids didn’t appreciate nearly enough, but that’s probably because we had to weed it).
After a late night walk to close my circles (my 143rd day), Justin and I watched another episode of FNL.
- COVID Update: Washington State Governor announced new restrictions for restaurant dining to go into effect on July 30th. Under these new rules restaurants in phase 2 and 3 can only seat parties indoors if they reside in the same household. No guidance was mentioned, though, regarding how restaurants should enforce the rule. Table size for dine-in in phase 3 will be reduced to five individuals. Additional restrictions were placed on gyms, weddings, funerals, etc… During a Thursday press conference, Governor Inslee referred to dining indoors with people from outside your household as 'the most dangerous 3-feet in the state right now.' Stats as of Sunday, July 26: Confirmed cases in Washington state – 53,321 with 1,518 deaths. USA total cases over 4.2 million with over 146k deaths. Globally over 16 million cases and 650k deaths.
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